Client: Chicago Department of Aviation

Location: Chicago, IL

The O’Hare 21 program is a multi-dimensional initiative that envisions the future of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Under this program, various projects will provide expansion, improved service, infrastructural terminals and runways, and transit for the airport. Long term plans for expansion, renovation and renewals are still being created. Certain facilities with defined locations are necessary despite the short- and long-term plans for the central terminals.

This program is designed to have the least potential impact to the traveling public, our existing operations, as well as the City of Chicago and surrounding communities. The O’Hare 21 program is Chicago Department of Aviation’s (CDA) vision to modernize the airport, making it efficient and accessible internationally and citywide. Project improvements are set to boost expected to boost gate frontage by 25% and expand O’Hare’s overall terminal square footage by more than 60%, from 5.5 to 8.9 million square feet.

The Construction Management At-Risk (CMaR) teams are selected by the CDA to carry out selected capital improvements and construction services related to the Terminal Area Plan at O’Hare International Airport. As a partner of the Turner Paschen Aviation Partners (TPAP) team, d’Escoto Inc. and the CMR team will develop a complete construction support plan for the active Terminal Area Plan. The team will create a thorough construction support plan for the active Terminal Area Plan to establish surface routes, permitted worker and delivery hours, construction support facilities, temporary power and water, preliminary resource estimates, market analyses, and the creation of an outreach program for the construction business community.

The CMR’s duties include the procurement of construction services via publicly acquired subcontracts to provide the construction community at-large an opportunity to pursue these subcontracts. Additionally, the CMR’s set up technical assistance for the sub-contracting community through educational opportunities and contact between useful agencies and available programs.

The following projects have been completed or are currently in progress as part of this Program.
• Taxiway AB Advanced Utilities
• Taxiway AB Pump Station
• FAA Fiber Optic Transmission System Relocation (FOTS)
• Taxiway AB East-West Paving
• Snow Equipment Staging Area Relocations
• North Transmission Mains
• South Transmission Mains
• Tank Farm Improvements